Wiregrass was the 50-34 winner over Tuscaloosa Home Educators when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Wiregrass Kings took a blow against the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors on Saturday, falling 43-9. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Warriors are ranked 159th).
Avery Barnes was Wiregrass' leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Layken Horton, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Horton has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amelia Arsenault, who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points.
Wiregrass has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wiregrass will face off against Ezekiel Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuscaloosa Home Educators has already played their next contest (against Wiregrass), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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